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World War I
World War II
Post-WWII
Say That Again
Potpourri
100
the two combatant sides in World War I
What is the Allied Powers (Allies) and the Central Powers?
100
one major reason for the outbreak of WWII was hostility left over from WWI - there were especially feelings of anger in this nation
What is Germany?
100
after WWII, Europe was divided into these two portions
What is "Free Europe" and "Soviet Europe"?
100
intense pride in your nation, sometimes it can be a negative thing and lead to conflict, like WWI and WWII
What is nationalism?
100
after WWII, the dividing line between the two Europes ran through this nation
What is Germany?
200
in WWI, the Allied Powers (Allies) consisted of the USA, Britain, France, and this European nation
What is Italy?
200
the two combatant sides in WWII
What is the Allied Powers (Allies) and the Axis Powers?
200
this city was divided into East and West sections
What is Berlin?
200
control by one country of the political and economic life of another country or region
What is imperialism?
200
most deaths in both WWI and WWII consisted of this type of individual
What is a civilian (NOT a soldier)?
300
this was a major cause of World War I
What is imperialism?
300
the Allied Powers in WWII included the USA, Britain, France, and this nation
What is the Soviet Union (USSR)?
300
two large nations of Europe that were newly formed when the Soviet Union collapsed
What are Ukraine and Belarus?
300
a king or a queen who rules the nation
What is a monarch?
300
the type of economic system that was present in the Soviet Union
What is communism?
400
some types of this new weapon could cause nerve damage, while others caused severe burning, including burning of the lungs
What is poison gas?
400
the three nations that made up the Axis Powers in WWII
What is Germany, Japan, and Italy?
400
the former Allied Powers of WWII disagreed after the war over these two issues
What is political issues and economic issues?
400
a mutual agreement between nations to protect and defend each other
What is an alliance?
400
the total number of deaths because of WWII
What is over 50 million?
500
the three major nations that formed the Central Powers during WWI
What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey?
500
the years that WWII was fought
What is from 1939 until 1945?
500
five nations that regained their independence when the Soviet Union collapsed
What is Germany (unified), Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia (became two nations - Czech Republic, and Slovakia)?
500
a complete change in government, often achieved through violent means
What is a revolution?
500
he was the dictator ruler of Italy during WWII
Who is Benito Mussolini?